Which major educational reform focused on the academic achievement of students and
qualifications of teachers?
A) No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (PL 107-110)
B) Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (PL 105-17)
C) Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments of 1986 (PL 99-457)
D) Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (PL108-446)
What is a written request to evaluate a student to determine whether or not the child has
a disability?
A) Request for assistance
B) Referral
C) Eligibility determination
D) Manifestation determination
Strategies for facilitating speechreading include
A) Moving around while talking to the students
B) Using visual aids such as pictures and diagrams
C) Looking directly at the pupil when speaking
D) B and C
Which of the following statements is notappropriate for special educators to consider
when planning interventions for learners who are culturally and linguistically diverse?
A) Information about language characteristics of learners with disabilities who are
bilingual or have limited English proficiency
B) Information about cultural factors that influence educational planning and services
C) Characteristics of instructional strategies and materials that are culturally and
linguistically appropriate
D) Characteristics of a learning environment that promotes success only for
English–speaking students
Disproportional numbers of Native American students can be found receiving services
in which of the following programs?
A) Gifted and talented
B) Learning disabilities
C) Behavior disorders
D) Moderate disabilities
Of the following, which is not an example of a health disability?
A) Seizure disorder
B) Asthma
C) AIDS
D) Spina bifida
_______________ memory requires an individual to retain information while
simultaneously engaging in another cognitive activity.
A) Long-term
B) Short-term
C) Working
D) Transitory
Children learn the rules of language by listening and imitating what they hear.
A) True
B) False
Fingerspelling is a viable alternative to spoken language.
A) True
B) False
A student with a severe case of traumatic brain injury will typically
A) Have the most dramatic improvement in skills during the first 2 years following the
trauma
B) Remain in a coma for the first year following the trauma
C) Continue to improve for 10 years following the trauma
D) Have the most dramatic improvement in skills during the first year following the
trauma
All are characteristics of young talented children except
A) Excellent memories
B) Dyssynchrony
C) Precious
D) Hyperactive
Traumatic brain injury refers to permanent injury to the brain only from acquired
causes.
A) True
B) False
The primary decision maker for a child’s future is the
A) Parents
B) School
C) Child
D) Family
According to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004, an
individualized education program must include a statement of the student’s present
levels of educational and functional _______________.
A) Development
B) Performance
C) Satisfaction
D) None of the above
All of the following are cited in the text as types of cerebral palsy except
A) Spastic
B) Mixed
C) Athetoid
D) Multiple
Cerebral palsy was originally named after which researcher for his pioneering efforts?
A) Little
B) Macmillan
C) Hendrick
D) Beattie
How would you describe total communication (TC)? It
A) Only uses the facial expressions of both communication partners
B) Is without controversy and preferred by all deaf adults
C) Focuses heavily on oral communication methods
D) Combines a number of sensory modalities with manual and oral communication
According to the federal government, more than 407,000 pupils ages __________ were
identified as having autism during the 2011″2012 school year.
A) Birth”18
B) 6″21
C) 3″12
D) 14″21
Multiculturalmeans ______________.
A) The dominant culture
B) More than one culture
C) A foreign culture
D) Macroculture
A subculture refers to
A) Ethnocentrism
B) Macroculture
C) Egocentrism
D) Microculture
What is the disorder in which one or more surfaces of the cornea are shaped like a
football?
A) Cataracts
B) Albinism
C) Astigmatism
D) Nearsightedness
Seventy-five percent of all school-age students with autism spectrum disorders
currently receive services in a self-contained classroom.
A) True
B) False
The degree of freedom and independence experienced by each member of a family is
known as
A) Cohesion
B) Adaptability
C) Transitions
D) Family life cycle
A social communication deficit common in individuals with ASD, the failure to respond
to a gaze or pointing by another person, is referred to as
A) Regulated movement
B) Asperger syndrome
C) Joint attention
D) None of the above
Which of the following is not an example of nonlinguistic communication?
A) Rolling your eyes
B) Keyboarding
C) Nodding your head
D) Gesturing
Which of the following is not a recommended teaching and learning adaptation
designed to improve learning outcomes for students with intellectual disability?
A) Ensure attention to relevant task demands
B) Teach ways to learn content while teaching content itself
C) Provide training that crosses multiple learning and environmental contexts
D) Provide multiple drills in skill development
Recent statistics compiled by the U.S. Department of Education indicate that only ____
out of 10 students with learning disabilities graduate from high school with a regular
diploma.
A) 4
B) 7
C) 5
D) 6
In ___________the court extended a previous decision to include all children with
disabilities.
A) Mills v.Board of Education, District of Columbia, 1972
B) Winkelman v. Parma City School District, 2007
C) Arlington Central School District Board of Education v. Murphy, 2006
D) Agostini v. Felton, 1997
Which of the following is not a part of the Council for Children with Behavioral
Disorders (CCBD) definition of emotional or behavioral disorders?
A) Characterized by behaviors that adversely affect educational performance
B) Behaviors occur only in one setting
C) Unresponsive to direct intervention
D) None of the above
In the eye, color is defined in the
A) Rod cells
B) Cone cells
C) Macula
D) Vitreous body
The belief that emotional or behavioral disorders stem from the result of physiological
flaws is an example of which conceptual model?
A) Biological
B) Physiometric
C) Ecological
D) Humanistic
What is thought to be the prevalence of individuals with autism spectrum disorder and
related development disorders in the United States?
A) 2.5 million people
B) 8.5 million people
C) 1.5 million people
D) 4.5 million people